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𝕂𝕖𝕪𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 ℕ𝕠𝕧 𝟚𝟙, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 ℕ𝕠𝕧 𝟚𝟘. 𝕂𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕤 𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤! 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝟝𝕥𝕙.

#kidcore #anime #magical girl #carnivalcore #kawaii keychains #pancakes #pinkcore #etsy

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₊‧°𐐪♡𐑂°‧₊Fairy Candy Cat Sticker₊‧°𐐪♡𐑂°‧₊

#Candy Cat product shot 1! #fairy kei #fairy kei sticker #pastel aesthetic #escapist desisgn #escapistdesignstore #kidcore #littlecore #candy #food #magical girl #girlcore #webcore #glittercore #sparkly

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Clowncore Pillow Keychains

#pastel aesthetic #clowncore #carnivalcore #kidcore #rainbowcore #fairy kei #yume kawaii #kawaiicore #kawaii

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Clowncore Pillow Keychain

#clowncore #carnivalcore #fairy kei #kidcore #clowns #kawaii #kawaiicore #pastel aesthetic

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Clowncore Pillow Keychain

#clowncore #carnivalcore #fairy kei #kidcore #clowns #kawaii #kawaiicore #pastel aesthetic

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Clowncore Keychain

#clowncore #pain agony even #clowns #pastel aesthetic #fairy kei #rainbowcore #kidcore #carnivalcore #kawaii #kawaii core

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Clowncore Keychain

#clowncore #pain agony even #clowns #pastel aesthetic #fairy kei #rainbowcore #kidcore #carnivalcore #kawaii #kawaii core

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ClownCore Keychain

#clowncore #clowns #kidcore #nostalgiacore #webcore #scenecore #rainbows #rainbowcore #toycore #carnivalcore

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He's just a litle creacher!! x

#cowboycore #snake #snek #danger noodle #pastel #yeehaw #I'm just a little guy #kidcore #dirtcore #goblincore

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#clowncore #carnivalcore #pastel aesthetic #funny memes #fresh memes #kidcore #circuscore #weirdcore #kawaiicore #kawaii #clowns #Its actually illegal to reblog this post without that other one

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y'all want 'er brother to have a blue and pink hat/collar or a blue and red hat/collar?

#pink vs red #second sticker has to look good next to the first #clowncore #carnivalcore #clowns #fairy kei #rainbowcore #wip #colorful

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Woke up this morning and thought, my mans need a brother.

#wip #clowncore

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Flossing Corgi Sticker

#dentist stickers #kawaii stickers #corgi #kawaii art #artists of tumblr #floss #cleancore #support artists

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Carnivalcore Sticker Sheet

#fairy kei #pastel aesthetic #kawaiicore #kidcore #nostalgiacore #clowns tw #clowns #nostalgia core #gashapon #fries #rainbowcore #magical shopping #artists of tumblr #scenecore #webcore #candy #food #food tw #circus #support artists #toycore #plushie #pink aesthetic #etsy

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Keychain and Sticker

#clowns #clowncore #carnivalcore #clowns tw #pastel aesthetic #pink aesthetic #rianbowcore #toycore #artists of tumblr #bluecore #kawaii stickers #liquid resin keychain #products of tumblr #glittercore #kawaii #etsy seller

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Keychain and Sticker

#clowncore #etsy #carnivalcore #clowns #clowns tw #rainbowcore #kidcore #toycore #liquid shaker #resin #sticker #artists of tumblr #colorful #pink aesthetic #pastel aesthetic #videos #bluecore #kawaii stickers

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Solidarity with the Etsy Strike

The Etsy Strike isn’t just about the platform increasing its fees for sellers, although that’s a wild move for the company to make after bringing in record profits for two years straight. Rather, it’s about how these fees are structured to hurt small businesses.

In essence, Etsy is forcing independent artists to operate according to the same business model and practices as Amazon. The most egregious instance of this is the platform’s insistence that we offer free tracked shipping.

Shipping costs rose steeply during the past two years. The pandemic also resulted in significant delays, and the new regulations regarding shipping packages to and from the UK haven’t helped. To ensure “customer satisfaction,” Etsy now penalizes sellers who don’t include tracking on every order, even if it’s just a single sticker. In addition, Etsy is aggressive about its policy of burying the listings of sellers who don’t offer free shipping.

What this means is that sellers are expected to absorb the rising costs of shipping. We are encouraged to purchase mailing labels through Etsy, which generally overcharges and also levies additional shipping fees on the seller. To give an example of what this looks like in practice, an artist would be expected to pay about $4 in order to mail a $3 vinyl sticker. This is exponentially worse when it comes to international shipping.

In other words, this protest isn’t about paying a few more dimes to Etsy for storefront rent. Rather, it’s about how Etsy is forcing small businesses to choose between losing money or raising their prices to levels that would substantially decrease sales. Artificially inflated prices also effectively shut out artists and crafters who don’t already have substantial online followings.  

This is only one of many instances of how Etsy’s recent policies and fee structures hurt small businesses and independent artists. The situation is especially upsetting because it doesn’t have to be like this. Although Etsy was never without its flaws, the platform was relatively welcoming to part-time and amateur sellers, and this inclusive environment resulted in record-breaking profits for the company.

Unfortunately, this profit has led Etsy to consider licensing itself as a storefront for large international distributors such as AliExpress and Rakuten, who are already operating on the same scale as Amazon. This is especially unfortunate because Etsy forbids independent sellers from reselling professionally manufactured goods, thus creating a double standard that puts actual artists at a distinct disadvantage.

Etsy is a major platform for independent creators, especially as competition to table at in-person conventions is at an all-time high and platforms like Gumroad and Kickstarter are quickly losing their viability. Even if you doubt the efficacy of a grassroots strike against a giant multinational corporation, I think it’s still important to stand in solidarity with the artists, crafters, and other creators who are taking a stand against the entire online marketplace becoming like Amazon.